Thunia pulchra Rchb.f., Flora 55: 276 (1872).
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| Thunia pulchra Rchb.f., Photo by Yosuke Oda |
its native range is Indo-China.
Latin Name:
Thunia pulchra Rchb.f.,
Family:
Orchidaceae Juss.
Synonym:
Phaius dodgsonii Dean
Phaius mastersianus (Kraenzl.) G.Nicholson
Thunia mastersiana Kraenzl.
English Name:
The Beautiful Thunia.
Description:
In large plants, the span of the flower can be up to 8 cm. The middle sepale approaches 5 cm in lenght, the lip 3 cm with a widht of about 1,5 cm. The spur is approximately 1 cm in lenght.
Distribution:
Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.
Ecological:
As a large sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte with 6 to 8 flowered, racemose inflorescence.
Flowering times:
Blooms in the summer.
Flower size:
5.0 cm.
Cultivation:
Grow in cool to intermeidiate temperatures. Pot in medium fir bark and keep in partial shade. Water about once a week. Keep plant fairly moist but not wet.
Type Information:
Parish, C.S.P. [5], Burma K000387927 Unknown type material
Reference:
theplantlist.org
https://www.ipni.org/n/660358-1
http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:660358-1
http://www.orchidspecies.com/thuniapulchra.htm.
https://prachtorchideen.wordpress.com/2019/07/14/thunia-pulchra-a-rare-thunia-species-from-thailand/
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